BATTLE CREEK, MI -- A convenience store clerk shot a man who was attempting to rob Liberty Mart this afternoon in Battle Creek.

Battle Creek police responded to the store at 493 Capital Ave. at 2:43 p.m. and found out that a man had pulled a weapon on the clerk and demanded money, according to a police Nixle report. The clerk then pulled a gun and shot the robber.

The robbery suspect is currently in critical condition at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. The investigation is ongoing.

Aaron Mueller is a public safety reporter for the Kalamazoo
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